Amino Acids Include a Side Group as Well as ________

Question

Amino acids include a side group as well as ________.
A)a central carbon, a hydrogen atom, an amino group, and a carboxyl group
B)a central carbon, a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, and a carbonyl group
C)a central nitrogen, a carbon atom, a hydroxyl group, and a carbonyl group
D)a central nitrogen, a carbon atom, an amino group, and a carbonyl group

Accepted Answer

Amino acids have a central carbon atom (alpha carbon) bonded to a hydrogen atom, an amino group (-NH2), a carboxyl group (-COOH), and a variable side chain (R group).